1/ST Things 1/ST: Mandarin Hero Arrives at Santa Anita

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00:00From Saudi, Dubai, to Santa Anita, it seems like the Japanese horses are everywhere.

00:17Mandarin Hero is the first one to run in the Santa Anita Derby.

00:20I'm going to find out just how good he is.

00:33Tell me about the work.

00:34The train I want is just nice and easy and stretch out.

00:38I'm trying to not go too fast and it's kind of like a 53, 55, that's the Japanese stuff.

00:43And he's feeling like okay and just handling well.

00:46On Thursday, you're going to breeze him out the gate?

00:49Yeah, from the gate.

00:50He's like a Japanese type, I would say might be a little slow at the beginning and we'll

00:55check how good from the gate and just try to get a hustle and try to stay on the race.

01:03How exciting is it for you to ride the first Japanese horse to ever run in the Santa Anita

01:07Derby?

01:08I'm really proud of the opportunity and just, you know, especially the Derby, it's going

01:13to be a little bit small field.

01:15In Japan, it's going to be always like 12, 14, 15 horses, so the horse should be more

01:21feeling like easier and more comfortable from the race.

01:24Yeah, less horses, less traffic.

01:26Yeah.

01:27Easier for you, right?

01:28Yeah.

01:29Yes.

01:30Fingers crossed.

01:31Good luck.

01:33He already worked 53 and 3, no track records broken, but he will go on Thursday and break

01:40out of the gate.

01:41I'm liking what I see from Mandarin Hero, cool, calm and collected.

01:51Join us this weekend at Santa Anita Park at new post time on Saturday and Sunday will

01:56be 12 p.m. and bring your own shoes and join in the Derby Day 5K.

02:01We'll watch some of the best horses compete in the Santa Anita Derby and the Santa Anita

02:06Oaks.

02:07Most players will love the mandatory pick six payout, which is expected to exceed three

02:11million dollars.

02:13And this weekend is just not for the grown ups.

02:15Bring the kids for the spring carnival and Sunday's Easter egg hunt.